League One attendance tables as falling gates add to Peterborough United's list of disappointments
Peterborough United were a mid-table League One team in terms of size of support in the 2025=26 season.
Posh averaged an away following of 895 in 23 matches, the 14th highest in League One. Bradford City were the only third tier side to take an average away following of over 2,000. The lowest away followings were for Burton Albion (319) and play-off contenders Stevenage (354).
Posh took close to 1,800 to Lincoln City, over 1,700 to Doncaster and almost 1,400 to Northampton Town.
Posh recorded the 15th highest home average attendance of 8,435. Bolton Wanderers and Bradford City both attracted an average of over 20,000 for their home games. The worst supported clubs were Burton (3,995) and Stevenage (4,237).
It’s the first time since the club returned to League One in the 2022-23 season that Posh have averaged below 9,000.
For the first time in recent memory Posh have declined to say how many season tickets they have sold so far for next season. They usually hover around the 4,000 sales mark.
(Figures from EFL stats on X).
Average away followings in League One in the 2025-26 season.
1) Bradford City 2,057, 2) Bolton 1,800, 3) Cardiff 1,716, 4) Huddersfield 1,428, 5) Lincoln 1,371, 6) Stockport 1,342, 7) Mansfield 1,319, 8) Plymouth 1,286, 9) Luton 1,250, 10) Doncaster 1,126, 11) Barnsley 1,125, 12) Reading 1,013, 13) Wigan 913, 14) POSH 895, 15) Blackpool 875, 16) Port Vale 838, 17) AFC Wimbledon 768, 18) Rotherham 693, 19) Leyton Orient 633, 20) Exeter 600, 21) Northampton 570, 22) Wycombe 547, 23) Stevenage 354, 24) Burton 319.
Average home attendances in League One in the 2025-26 season.
1) Bolton 21,692, 2) Bradford 20,444, 3) Cardiff 19,564, 4) Huddersfield 17,087, 5) Plymouth 15,695, 6) Reading 12,194, 7) Barnsley 11,144, 8) Luton 11,024, 9) Blackpool 10,035, 10) Wigan 9,975, 11) Stockport 9,440, 12) Lincoln 9,431, 13) Doncaster 9,073, 14) Rotherham 8,519, 15) POSH 8,435, 16) AFC Wimbledon 8,394, 17) Leyton Orient 8,278, 18) Mansfield 8,041, 19) Port Vale 7,262, 20) Exeter 6,695, 21) Northampton 6,452, 22) Wycombe 5,550, 23) Stevenage 4,237, 24) Burton 3,995.